The 2024-2025 Karnataka State Budget has outlined plans to expand Namma Metro to Tumakuru and Devanahalli, while the Metro will be extended from Bengaluru Airport to Devanahalli, covering approximately 15 km in north Bengaluru.
“The feasibility report for extending the Metro rail from Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) to Tumakuru and Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) to Devanahalli on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis will be prepared,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in his budget speech on Friday.
He said over eight lakh people use metro services on a daily basis and by March 2025, an additional 44 km of metro lines will be incorporated, supplementing the existing 74 km.